14 June 2026 (forest gloaming)

forest gloaming . . .

a host of white moths

rises on thrushsong

8 June 2026 (under a sky full of stars)

under a sky full of stars

the night bird’s

incessant cries

7 June 2026 (rain or poplars)

rain or poplars . . .

suddenly in the dark

birdsong

4 June 2026 (flaring sunset)

flaring sunset —

from the marsh a sora’s calls

grow louder

3 June 2026 (island sunset)

island sunset

gulls’ cries mingling

with the shouts of children

1 June 2026 (a parula singing)

a parula singing

in the rhubarb patch . . .

June begins

31 May 2026 (redstart's song)

redstart’s song

from a beachside spruce

the perfect heart rock

23 May 2026 (all morning)

all morning

a grosbeak’s song loud and clear

apple blossoms

17 May 2026 (spruce needles)

spruce needles

carpet the trail — the hush

after wrensong

16 May 2026 (marsh at dawn)

marsh at dawn . . .

a bobolink’s song

spilling over the edges

14 May 2026 (rain-wet woods)

rain-wet woods . . .

above the red trillium

a tanager’s song